RE: 70-431 exam feedback
Sandy
Congrats for clear the exam 70-431. Can you pls tell me which book or study
guide u followed for clear the exam.
Thanks
Sandy
"Taylor" wrote:
> I passed this exam on 12/31 and did much better than I thought that I would
> do. I thought that I would fail the exam but I scored an 858. I agree there
> were more simulations than I expected, about half the exam.
>
> I used the MS Press book and set up a test PC to go through the book and
> practice using SQL Server 2005.
>
> I have two years of Oracle 9i experience and thought it would be a good
> ideal to take the SQL Server 2005 exam since some jobs I was looking at were
> using it plus I am trying to get some other Microsoft certifications as well.
>
> I would suggest as much hands-on practice as possible.
>
> --
> Taylor
>
>
> "Jonathan Roberts" wrote:
>
> > I am happy to report that I took and passed the 70-431 exam Friday. It
> > was not easy by any stretch but I did better than I thought I would. I
> > know when I was preparing I was desperately hunting for exam reports.
> > So, here goes:
> >
> > I have 4-6 years of experience with SQL Server 2000 (and Access 97/2000
> > before that). I have a few months of SQL Server 2005 experience and
> > about 6 months of Oracle training (classes, not a whole lot of
> > experience).
> >
> > I would suggest you invest in the Exam Cram 2 book for 70-431. I also
> > bought the MS Press book but didn't use it much. I found that the cram
> > book was better at condensing the material down into what I needed to
> > know. I liked the MS Press book but it is HUGE. I was crunched on time
> > (I bought one of the voucher from VS 2005 launch), so I didn't take any
> > exam prep tests. However, I wouldn't suggest anyone follow my lead there!!
> >
> > I would stress that you need to know the product hands-on (I was weak in
> > this area) and you need to know about the new features. I think
> > everyone can figure out what those new features are, so I won't list
> > them. You, of course, need to be strong on database concepts ie. the
> > various objects supported by SQL Server in general.
> >
> > Feel free to ask any questions about my experience. I will answer what
> > I can.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >